Originally Posted by leip822Preston got the win... thought you needed to throw more than 2 for a W

If a relief pitcher comes in when the team is tied or behind and departs with the team ahead, and the team never loses that lead, they get the win. It is possible for a non-starting pitcher to throw 1 pitch and get the win.

If a relief pitcher comes in when the team is tied or behind and departs with the team ahead, and the team never loses that lead, they get the win. It is possible for a non-starting pitcher to throw 1 pitch and get the win.

Originally Posted by all4AU Congrats to Bama on the win, but I don’t think Auburn deserves a top 16 spot. The biggest turning point was Auburn not scoring when Preston came in with 2 on and 0 out with Auburn leading 4-2. Also, I don’t like to call players out, but Veach popping up in the 5th and 7th really killed both rallies.

Your view on Auburn not deserving to host is an emotional fan reaction. The Committee will look at the resumes and it looks highly likely to me Auburn will host. They have 10 top 25 and 16 Top 50 wins, and they swept Kentucky 3 games. Baylor has 3 top 25 wins.

Kentucky and Auburn both have great numbers. It would come to a battle between those four. If Arkansas wins tomorrow, I think they secure the seed. Baylor may be replaced with Kentucky. IMO Auburn just doesn't have good enough numbers to host.

Baylor MUST win a game v. Oklahoma in my opinion. Other possibility is Ok State beats Oklahoma (which should put them in top 25 in final rpi) and then Baylor beats Ok State. Will be a fun weekend to scoreboard watch.

Originally Posted by midwestfpBaylor MUST win a game v. Oklahoma in my opinion. Other possibility is Ok State beats Oklahoma (which should put them in top 25 in final rpi) and then Baylor beats Ok State. Will be a fun weekend to scoreboard watch.

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YES. And now that the team I support has locked up hosting IMO, I can enjoy watching in a more relaxed mood.

Originally Posted by all4AU Congrats to Bama on the win, but I don’t think Auburn deserves a top 16 spot. The biggest turning point was Auburn not scoring when Preston came in with 2 on and 0 out with Auburn leading 4-2. Also, I don’t like to call players out, but Veach popping up in the 5th and 7th really killed both rallies.

Which Auburn player who struck out for the 3rd out of the 6th inning by swinging at a pitch from Preston that bounced before it got to the plate (after several others had bounced)? How do you swing at that?

Not sure the case for Kentucky over Alabama, Auburn or Arkansas. That would be purely going off a RPI ranking. They have less Top 25 and less Top 50 wins than any of those 3.

There's no way I would have KY or Alabama. That comment is assuming Bama is in and there are 2 more to be decided. I think Bama is now safely a host. I also would not have them over Auburn, given that AU has more top 25 and 50 wins and swept them 3 games.

I actually think it is 1 out of 3 between Ark, Bay, KY. Kentucky played a much, much more difficult SEC slate than Arkansas. Ky didn't get to play OM, Miss St, or Mizzou. Ark got to play all those and didn't have to play Florida, Tenn, and Tex A&M

Your view on Auburn not deserving to host is an emotional fan reaction. The Committee will look at the resumes and it looks highly likely to me Auburn will host. They have 10 top 25 and 16 Top 50 wins, and they swept Kentucky 3 games. Baylor has 3 top 25 wins.

First of all, it wouldn’t surprise me if Auburn snuck in as a 15 or 16 seed.

However, I have been a fan of this sport (and on this site) for a very long time. Rest assured that my reaction is based off statistics and not raw emotion.

The negatives about Auburn’s resume:

- Only a top 30 schedule. (This is low considering we play in the SEC. James Madison was supposed to come to Auburn, but that was cancelled with the Dean hire. Also, we did not draw any elite matchups at Mary Nutter in Palm Springs so our non-conference schedule was weak).
-A losing SEC record and losing in the first SEC Tournannt game.
-4-7 in our last 11 games to close the season with 2 of those wins against Chattanooga.
-Not passing the eye test. We certainly didn’t have the look of a top 16 team tonight.__________________War Eagle!

Originally Posted by midwestfpBaylor MUST win a game v. Oklahoma in my opinion. Other possibility is Ok State beats Oklahoma (which should put them in top 25 in final rpi) and then Baylor beats Ok State. Will be a fun weekend to scoreboard watch.

Kentucky and Auburn both have great numbers. It would come to a battle between those four. If Arkansas wins tomorrow, I think they secure the seed. Baylor may be replaced with Kentucky. IMO Auburn just doesn't have good enough numbers to host.

I can't believe I am posting a rebuttal in favor of Auburn - LOL. What numbers are you speaking of when you say Aub doesn't have enough good ones compared to Ark and KY. Here are some basic numbers.

Top 10 Top 25 Top 50 Average Average RPI Record SOS Wins Wins Wins RPI Win RPI Loss

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